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BHPA - British Hang-gliding and Paragliding Association Avon HG & PG Club - Avon HG & PG Club website Avon HG & PG Club Yahoo group - Avon HG & PG Club discussion list British Paragliding Competitions (includes national XC league) www.paraglidingforum.com - excellent new international paragliding forum
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Weatherjack - very useful site giving soaring predictions up to 5 days in advance XCWeather - brilliant site reporting realtime conditions (well almost) from airfields around the country Metcheck - good 7 day forecasts (Wiltshire, Monmouthshire) WeatherOnline - a useful source of recent past, current and forecast weather data OnlineWeather - mountain and sailing forecasts, along with links to numerous weather resources, including Met Office forecast charts. I've actually found the forecasts to be a bit up the creek recently, and hardly ever use it now except to look at Met Office synoptic charts (from Wetterzentrale) and the US Air Force Europe forecasts... (view next 5 days here) Wetterzentrale - Met Office synoptic charts: T +0, +24, +36, +48, +60, +72, +84, +96, +108, +120 hrs (alternatively, click here to see them all in one go) WendyWindblows - realtime weather reports from flying sites around the country Halo (Thyr) - reckoned by some to be the most accurate forecasts on the web - BUT NOW SUBSCRIPTION ONLY! BBC broadband forecast (requires Real Player) BBC Weather Centre - South, wind map BBC Weather Centre - Satellite images Latest UK visible satellite - updated hourly from the Met Office Latest UK rainfall - updated half hourly from the Met Office Meteoblue - Weatherjack reckons we should use this! Europen medium range forecasts - Alan D swears by this - "850mb (approx 4000') temperature, relative humidity & winds" GPS / Airspace My GPS page - some tips on GPS usage Ulf's GPS page - VERY USEFUL! Scottish Mountaineering Club UK TOPO maps Google Earth Airspace - thanks to Lloyd Bailey Schools Airtopia - local PG school based near Stroud, run by Robin Brown Par Avion - local PG school based near Marlborough, run by John Fitzpatrick (Fitz) Holidays Flybubble Paragliding - Run by British Paragliding Team member, and BHPA Senior Paragliding Instructor, Carlo Borsattino, Flybubble Paragliding provide first-rate thermalling, cross country and SIV paragliding trips and courses in the UK and world-wide, for all levels of paraglider pilot. (Click here for photos from my Flybubble trip to Brazil) Misc Options Insurance - very good value travel insurance (no longer cover HG/PG) White Horse Marquees - suppliers of the Mere Bash marquee, owned by Avon pilot Bertie Grotian Illusion Stage Hire - provided the superb marquee and stage for the 2004 Mere Bash. Phone Gye Dibben on 07973 907710 |
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